Braska Bear

We’ve got lots to do before school starts.  So we went shopping.  We got pencils and crayons and markers and paints. But first, we looked at the fish. And then we got to pick out our own backpacks.  We have to get the big kind now, and we only have the little kid kind.  This is the one KiKi picked. I picked one with a frog on it… but I’ll wait to show it off til my first day of kindergarten! 

Coach Sara is all done with high school and she’s gonna go to college. So she had a party at the cheer gym and we got to go! First we had to do a little shopping. We just love when we get to use the “Car Cart” and sometimes we like to stand up and drive. Pretty much, we just always do the same thing. If KiKi stands up, then I do to.  If I say we should sit down, then she will sit.  We just like to do the same thing all the time. Coach Shelby’s friend was there and he played with me a lot!  He was so nice!  He was banging on a great big bouncy ball and I thought it was so funny.  We did it over and over because I kept telling him, “Do it again!” Here’s a little movie of me playing with him. It was kind of loud so you can’t hear me much, but I was laughing and laughing and laughing. Make a video - it's fun, easy and free! www.onetruemedia.com

I took Jingles to church with me today.  I sat with Mommy and Daddy today, while KiKi went upstairs to class. Jingles sat with us.  I think he liked it. Then we went to Costco, and we showed Jingles how fun it is to shop there.  We LOVE going to Costco!! Tomorrow, Jingles has to go back to class, so I get to write all our fun things down in the Jingles Journal that he brought home with him.  We’re even gonna put pictures in there!

On Thurdsays, I don’t have school.  It’s my day off.  So Mommy says on Thursdays we’ll try to do something fun, just me, KiKi, and her.  Today we went to the new playground Mommy and KiKi found yesterday.  It’s called the Tot Lot, and it’s just for little kids like us.  It was REALLY fun! We had snacks, played some more, and then it was time to go.  I got sad in the car and started crying really loud.  Since I don’t cry very often, KiKi always gets upset and sad when I do because she thinks I’m hurt.  So she started crying too…  Mommy said we were the pathetic twins. But then we calmed down a little and Mommy took us to our other favorite place… Costco!  We did some shopping, had some samples, and then we got a little lunch.  Even ice cream! It was a pretty good Thursday.  What did you do today?

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Me and Jack and KiKi all went to the store today with Miss Julie and Mommy.  It was a new store, and it is BIG!  They have lots of BIG boxes everywhere, too.  They have some stuff like what we have at home, except it was BIG!  I think it would take us bunches of years to eat a box of Cheerios like they had!  We got some good yummies for a party tomorrow night.  I’ll tell you about that after we get home!

Today Mommy took us to the mall for a while. Jack and his mommy were there too! We walked around a while and just looked at things, then we looked at some cute clothes and stuff. Well, the mommies looked while me and Jack watched TV in the store. It was a good show! Then we went to the play place. It's always fun there, and there were alot of other kids there today. I crawled around alot, and I kept trying to go out to the stores by the play place. People kept picking me up when I tried to leave, though, so I couldn't get to them. I decided to just play inside the play place. There is a neat fish there. Me and Jack took a ride in the car. I let him drive. He tried to stand up and tell someone to get out of our way, but I told him he needed to sit by me and drive! It was alot of fun, and there's lots more pictures, but I have to go to bed, so they will have to wait til later.

Last week on Tuesday, my friend Sophie from where we used to live came to town because she had to see some doctors. Can you believe those doctors put some tubes IN her ears? Isn't that crazy? Anyway, after she was done, we met up at the mall. I love going to the mall or to the store or anywhere at all. And now that Kinlee's here, we have a new stroller and I get to sit in the front! I tried to give Sophie a fist bump, but she was still tired a little. While Sophie was getting some shoes, I checked out the neat store. We got some lunch, and I took a nap in my stroller. Glad I got to see Sophie though!

It's been pretty hot around our house, so we have been going places that have cold air. Our new house needs a fridge, so we went shopping for one last week. I tried them out by seeing if the air inside was chilly enough. This one was the winner. I told Daddy all about it and he said if I like it we'll get it. I like shopping! Daddy said we picked it for a different reason. He's silly.

It's been so hot here in our new apartment! It would be a good time for our pool, but it's back at our old house!! I've been feeling a little better, but I'm still kind of hurting in my mouth. Mommy's helping by giving me medicine to help me. I went back to the doctor on Friday to make sure that this little cough I've been having isn't anything to worry about over the weekend. Since I'm not ever sick, Mommy just wants to make sure, so I'll keep my good no-sick record! I was all checked out fine, just a cold or maybe allergies, they said. I do have a little rash that the doctor thought might be because it's so hot here. I read my Feely Bugs book while I was waiting. Bristly bugs are my favorite! Saturday Mommy and I went to breakfast and went shopping with Auntie Rachel. I got to ride around in my stroller some and I took a nap on Auntie Rachel while Mommy tried on clothes...alot of clothes! I got a bunch of new summer outfits to keep me cool and ...

It's been cold lately, so Mommy and I have been staying home the last few days. She had to go out on Saturday, but she left me home with Pop. Pop always wants to nap. He likes naps a whole bunch. He takes naps almost every day, just like me! So on Saturday, we cuddled up on the couch and fell asleep, and when Mommy got home, she found us snoozing. I've been practicing sitting up, and my favorite toy to play with while I'm up is my piano. Mommy's Aunt Chris brought it for me from my cousins, and I like it alot. It makes nice sounds and lights up too. Here's a little bit of my practicing. I've been sitting in the kitchen while Mommy works on cooking or cleaning up. I have a nice spot to sit in my chair and watch her do stuff. Sometimes Mommy takes too many pictures and I just try to tell her That's Enough! Today we made a quick trip to the store, and I helped Mommy hold on to some stuff. I reached out to hold it, so she put it in my seat with me....

We went to the store today to pick up some more good food for me to eat. I got some pretty good stuff for this week. I'll let you know if I like it. But Mommy took this picture and it reminded me that I never told you about the cool things Mommy and Pop put on their cars. You probably can't read it from here... But here's a better shot. (Remember, you can click on the picture and it'll get even bigger!) Isn't that pretty good?! Get it? Because I have the extra chromosome! We like it anyway. We got one for Grandma C's car too that's special for Grandmas.

On Thursday morning, Miss Sue, a new lady, came to see me. She was checking how my eyes worked and how I look at things when I play or when she shows me things. It was pretty fun. She had a neat toy that Mommy called a Koosh. It felt really funny on my hands, but I kind of liked it, and it had lots of neat colors. She had a neat thing to look at that had a mirror and some neat shapes and things. There was also a pretty fun light thing that shined a red light. Auntie Rachel sent a box for me today, and it had lots of stuff in it. Bunches and bunches of clothes! Look at all my new stuff! There's alot of stuff that has a little horse on it like what Auntie Rachel always wears. Like on the suits for me to wear in the pool, see the little horses all over the white one? Some of the stuff is too big for me, so Mommy says I'll grow into it soon. Some of it is for now though, and that's fun for me. This one is for when the weather gets not so hot. This afternoon, Grammy ...

Finally I'm showing Mommy all about how I can roll around. I can go from the couch to Mommy's chair in her room really quick. In Pop's room, I can go from the couch to the TV before he even notices! That is...if they put me the right way. I only like to go one way. If they put me the wrong way, I just run into the couch and have to tell them that I don't like that very much at all. If I get turned around, I roll under Mommy's chair really quick. Today she had to climb out the side of the chair because she said she would smash me if she put the foot down to get out of it. This morning, we went on the bank run, and we went shopping at a store we don't usually go to. Mommy's friends are telling her alot that she should go to this place and save money. Let's play a game! Can any of you tell which place it is? Miss Mindy? Miss Karen K? Miss Sara? When we got back from the store, Mommy gave me some big people applesauce, and I really like it! She says I never ...

Sometimes I watch things on the TV that Mommy says help me learn. I like Baby Einstein shows and I have a new show that teaches me letters. Mommy calls it Love and Learning. I like that one the best! Mommy loves how much I watch the letters so close when they're on. There's a book that goes with it and we read that every day too. I like it alot, which makes Mommy surprised since it's so simple, she says. Today I got to watch my shows on Pop's TV for the first time. And it is a BIG TV! The pictures were really big, and I thought that was neat! See how big it is?! This afternoon we went to the store for food shopping. The lady who helped us at the place where they cut the turkey that we get for Pop's sandwiches was really nice. And there was another lady there who was getting turkey too, and she was talking to me while I was waiting with Mommy. Then another lady came over and talked to us too. Mommy says they just came to see me, and I think that's nice. I hope th...

Mommy's been pretty busy and kind of tired when she's done being busy, so there's some stuff we haven't been able to put up stories about yet. So I thought I'd just put up the pictures and tell you about them anyway. Tuesday 6/26 I've been playing a new little game with Mommy where I look at her at the same time as my hand...she called it bowtie taxing or something like that that means doing some stuff all at the same time. Tuesday night we went to Toro with Connor and his parents. After dinner, Pop and Mr. Matt went to play cards. Miss Nico, Connor, and Mommy and Me went to our church to the playground inside. It's a big new place that lots of the kids like. We were the only ones in there at that time, so Connor had fun just running all over. Wednesday 6/27 I napped this morning in my new favorite place, on one side of Mommy's lap against the big puffy part of the chair. Miss Andrea came by today with Josiah to say hello. And we went to the store wher...